时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2007


英语课

1. At least 14 people are dead and dozens hurt in a market bombing in Baghdad. The bomb was apparently 1 hidden in a box carrying pigeons 2. The market is where birds, dogs, cats and other animals are bought and sold.


2. President Bush will be in a retreat 3 on Chesapeake Bay today to meet with GOP lawmakers. Press Secretary Tony Snow says the group probably will spend most of the time talking about domestic 4 issues, everything from healthcare to energy, rather than focusing on Iraq.


3. Police in Florida are finding 5 more clues as they investigate a mummified baby found in a suitcase. The baby was wrapped in a newspaper from 1957. The woman who found the boy is the daughter of a deceased couple. She's shocked by the discovery.


4. Parades, balloons, native celebrations, boat races and a presentation to the Australian of the Year--all part of National Day festivities down under. The first white settlement of the continent of Australia was established January 26th, 1788.


 


WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. mummify: verb
If a dead body is mummified, it is preserved, for example by rubbing 6 it with special oils and wrapping it in cloth.


2. deceased: adj.
The deceased person is one who has recently died. (FORMAL)


3. festivity: n-count
Festivities are events that are organized in order to celebrate something.


4. down under: phrase
People sometimes refer to Australia and New Zealand as down under. (INFORMAL)



adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
n.休息寓所,撤退,隐居;v.撤退,向后倾
  • You cannot retreat from your responsibility in this affair.你不能回避在这一事件中的责任。
  • They knew when to attack and when to retreat.他们知道什么时候进攻和什么时候撤退。
adj.家里的,国内的,本国的;n.家仆,佣人
  • This is domestic news.这是国内新闻。
  • She does the domestic affairs every day.她每天都忙家务。
n.发现,发现物;调查的结果
  • The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
  • That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。
n. 摩擦, 研磨, 按磨
  • This insect makes its strange noise by rubbing its back legs together. 这只昆虫摩擦它的两条后腿发出一种奇怪的声音。
  • Jerry was already unhappy because he fumbled the ball,but his teammates kept rubbing it in. 本来杰瑞就很不高兴,因为他失了球,而他的队友们还一再提那件事。
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